What is a cash purge?

What is a cash purge?

Cash purge is a warrant issued for an offence such as unpaid ticket or unpaid court costs which allows the person to pay the purge and get out of jail.

What does Bond type purge mean?

A child support purge bond is an amount of money that a delinquent parent must pay in order to avoid a contempt of support order, which can result in jail time. This portion is determined by the court based on what the parent can afford and is called the purge amount.

When you pay bail do you get the money back?

Cash Bail. If you paid cash bail to the court, meaning you paid the full bail amount, you will have that money returned to you after the defendant makes all required court appearances. If the person does not show up in court, that money will be forfeited and you will not see it again.

How do you pay cash bonds?

For cash-only bonds, the defendant will only be released from custody after the full amount is paid. You can typically pay with actual cash or using a secure payment type, such as a debit or credit card. Most jurisdictions will only accept payment of the exact amount, and if you pay in cash, change will not be issued.

Does bond money go towards fines?

In California, you can pay the bail amount with cash, a bail bond, or a property bond. If a defendant is found guilty, the bail money can be used toward paying his or her fines. If a defendant does not appear in court as scheduled, that defendant’s bail amount will be forfeited.

What’s the difference between bond and bail?

Bail is the money a defendant must pay in order to get out of jail. A bond is posted on a defendant’s behalf, usually by a bail bond company, to secure his or her release. If the defendant fails to appear or violates the conditions of the release, he or she might forfeit the amount paid.

What happens if you pay full bond?

After paying the bond amount, the bondsman will deliver it to the court to secure the defendant’s release. The premium paid to the bondsman is non-refundable. You may also have to put up collateral when securing a bond, particularly if the bail is substantial. Most bail is posted by someone other than the defendant.

Why do you only have to pay 10 percent of bail?

A judge sets a bail amount. If the defendant cannot pay the bail amount on their own, they can seek help from a Bail bondsman in the form of a Bail Bond. To post a Bail Bond, a defendant is usually required to pay a Bail bondsman 10% of the bail amount. The Bail bondsman keeps the 10% cash fee as profit.